ugu [SKULL] N (1803x) Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, unknown wr. ugu₂; ugu; aga₃; uguₓ(SAGⁿ^g); ugu₃; uguₓ(U.SAG); u₂-gu; ugu-ugu; u₃-gu; u₃-gu₂; ^ŋešugu; uguₓ(A.U.KA) "skull, pate; first section of a balanced account, capital; on, over, above; against, towards; more than; top"

See uguʾe takaʾa[left by the account]AJ.

[1]	𒀀𒅗	ugu₂
[2]	𒌋𒅗	ugu
[3]	𒂆	aga₃
[4]	𒊕SAG@n@g	uguₓ(SAGⁿ^g)
[5]	𒀀𒊕	ugu₃
[6]	𒌋𒊕	uguₓ(U.SAG)
[7]	𒌑𒄖	u₂-gu
[8]	𒌋𒅗𒌋𒅗	ugu-ugu
[9]	𒅇𒄖	u₃-gu
[10]	𒅇𒄘	u₃-gu₂
[11]	𒄑𒌋𒅗	^ŋešugu
[12]	𒀀𒌋𒅗	uguₓ(A.U.KA)

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]					2		1443	11	1
[2]					3		1	214	75	14
[3]							23
[4]						2		2
[5]					1				2
[6]								3
[7]							2
[8]								1
[9]								1
[10]							1
[11]								1
[12]

72 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Akkadian (6x/0%)

Lagash II (2x/0%)

Ur III (1470x/82%)

Old Babylonian (233x/13%)

Middle Assyrian (5x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (15x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (45x/2%)

Neo-Babylonian (5x/0%)

Persian (8x/0%)

unknown (14x/1%)

Senses:

1. skull, pate (250x/14%)

2. first section of a balanced account, capital (1469x/81%)

3. on, over, above [PRP] (53x/3%)

4. against, towards [PRP] (22x/1%)

5. more than (1x/0%)

6. top (8x/0%)

Akk. eli; muhhu; qaqqadu.

Bibliography

[2022] A. Cavigneaux, NABU 2022/5.

[2011] M. Civil, CUSAS 17 232.

[2007] B. Alster and T. Oshima Iraq 69: 13

[2002] J. Høyrup, Lengths Widths Surfaces 44; 46.

[1995] W. Sallaberger, BiOr 52 444.

[1992] M. Sigrist, Drehem 92.

[1973] M. Civil, JNES 32 58-59.

[1969] J. Krecher, UF 1 150-151.

Word ID: o0041181; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0041181; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)